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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1887-09-29

The Cost of a well-Dressed Sew York Gem
tIeman's Wardrobe.


tIeman's Wardrobe.
l have heard half IA dozen men say
recently that they found they could
save money by going over TO London
TO buy their clothes 1t is parti cularly
true of actors. who are obliged to have
a large number of suits on hand, but
the economy is just as evident among
less extensive purchasers. Herbert
Kelley went to England this year for
the sole purpose of replenishing his
wardrobe.
Zone can get good clothes on this
side of the water undoubtedly" he
said. ''but the trouble is they cost triple
what they do in London. A crack
tailor here charges twenty dollars for
a pair of trousers, and that sum will
buy exactly three pairs in England"
The tailors of New York are con-
stantly growing more eXorbitant in
their prices. There are, of course, huge
emporiums or bazars, where clothes are
clipped out like shoe pegs and sold like
hot mullins, but it goes without saying
that we'll dressed men do not patronize
them. A man to earn the distinction
of being pronounced well dressed in
New York must exercise great care not
to dress too much or too richly. He
must spend considerable sums upon
his attire, but nothing like the
amounts set down of late in numerous
articles that are floating about in the
daily press concerning the cost of a
well-dressed New Workers. wardrobe.
The statement that at least twenty
thousand men here spend five thousand
dollars year on clothes causes an ach-
ing void to replace my heart. I'm not
an expert on clothes, but realize the
absurdity of that statement. Suppose
man buys eight suits of clothes a
year, which is an extraordinary num-
Der, the cost would be about as follows
from any of the leading tailors:
Two frock suits Observation-Disclosures. $40
One evening suit. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 100
Three cutawaY suits Observation-Disclosures. go
This would call for less than $500 of
the $1,000 a year, leaving the over
coats. yachting flannels and underwear
to come out of the tritling balance.
Even under these conditions n man
would have from fifteen TO twenty suits
in his wardrobe, for they would accu-
mulate rapidly with one coming in
every six weeks. In sober fact tailor
who succeeds in getting Five 'underd''
out of customer regards him with
reverence, respect and affection. There
is limit to such Interior and interior
trappings as over-gaiters, scarfs and
linen. A thousand dollars year will
dress the Prince of Wales or the most
impressive of Union or Knickerbocker
Club men.-Blakeiy Hall, in PhtlGdeL-
71ltia Press.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1887-09-29
LEFT BEHIND.

We started equal in the race-nay, more,
We started hand in hand-how good seemed
life!
How shone the little waves upon the shore
Where first we wandered; when he called me
I could not see the shadows awesome birth.
For sunshine flooded all the fair young earth.
How has it faded? Love that was so true
In those first days has lost its early grace
Soft drifting clouds gather below the blue
That seemed to be fair heavens unclouded
That shone above as we turned to leave
A life Of dreams-that love alone did weave.
Yet home was there; for that first home of ours
We did not scorn the voice that called US
there!
Our home should e'er be bright as Eden's bow
erS,
Our love should wax with time more sweet,
more fair.
Work claimed us life stood no more idly by,
Teaching the happy hours how to fly.
And so we entered where work held the rens,
Nor shirked the future with its heavy load;
At evening there were wanderngs in the lanes;
Loves lamp lit up the gloom in our abode.
Y ct who could watch the swallows eager quest
With tired eyes that only longed for rest?
He had his dreams to dream, just as of old,
His fancies flew above on happy wings;
Escaping all that was so duly told
The weary march Of useful common things.
L
Or children's cries, longed for sleep again.
I slipped aside unwilling; but in dreams
Isaw alone once more that happy time,
Ere work could separate, blur the CLEANS
The sun had lent US, turning prose to rhyme.
He rose yet higher, and loosed the band;
/ would not drag HIM down from fary-land.
For he is happy, and his life is sweet,
Nor recks he that so far lag behind
Perchance beyond life mists once more Wen
meet,
And in one strand our lives shall then be
twined:
One strand so strong, it shall have power to
draw
Our hearts together being one, once more.
All The Year Round.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1887-09-29

To please the youth Mr.. Forrest con-
descendingly and unthinkingly set his
teeth in portion of the tempting fruit
Joe jerked away his hand suddenly, for
some reason or other, and stood appar-
emily transtiXed with establishment as
he did go, for inserted in the apple
which he held was left very nice set
of false teeth.
With an inarticulate exclamation Mr..
Forrest grasped apple and all, and van
ished through the gate, leaving a small
party OF three convulsed with laughter,
which was only checked by the APP
pearsnce of Miss Smith, who condo
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1887-09-29

The object sought in burying but
ter is the comparative GOODNESS, equable
temperature of the earth and darkness.
where no better means are at hand. 1t
should be buried six feet deep, in we'll
drained soil, in some vessel that will
be impervious to moisture. Pack the
butter solid to within an inch of the
top of the vessel, cover with strong
brine and close the top. In this way
butter put down sweet is said to keep
perfectly until autumn, and. of course,
will do so in winter.-TrOy Times.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1887-09-29
A Distin ction in Terms.

AT a recent State trial in Texas,
witness was being examined regarding
a certain dinner of fried oysters par
ticipated in by the defendant.
Ibid the prisoner seize upon them
with avidity?" inquired one of the
counsel,
mo, SIR" answered the witness,
she chucked them down into his
sesophagus from the end of a three
tined fork. '-Tcr1s Sit.in1:.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1887-09-29
The Widows Might.

She was a widow and perhaps lit
tie sensitive on that account. When
she answered summons the other day
she found a good-loOking ministerial
chap standing at the door.
"Good day." he began, 81 represent
a loan association"
$50 do l." she responded shortly,
''and ] mean to stay alone; good day.
sir.''
He hasn't thoaght it out yet to his
entire atisfaction.-DctroitF reS PSess.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1887-09-29
scended TO smile grimly when She heard

scended TO smile grimly when she heard
of the unfortunate occurrence.
False teeth, yes!-and, likely
enough, that mustache of his is false,
too" sharply said the lady, who had
taken an unaccountable dislike to Mr..
Forrest from the very first time she
had laid eyes on him. A suggestion
which, taken in connection with the
conversation of a few minutes before,
made Tad unusually thoughtful for the
rest of the day.
eff you take that rid cule over to
John Doty's you're bigger fool than
1 think for" was Miss Smiths tart re-
mark, when Tad spoke to her on the
subject. I'm free to confess" she
continued, after a little, ''that it
mightn't be such bad plan to open
the bag, and see what's in it-that is,
if Cap'n Flagg thinks it's the right
thing to do" she added, for she had
considerable respect for the Captain 5
Judgment. But the Captain was away
on coasting trip; so the matter had to
be deferred until his return, rather to
the disappointment of Miss Smith,
whose secret curiosity as to the con-
tents of the bag had something to do
with her suggestion.
So, when Tad again saw Mr.. Forrest,
he told him that he guessed he
wouldn't do any thing about opening
the sachel, for awhile longer, at least
perhaps he might see it advertised in
some of the city papers yet, if he could
only get hold of the right one.
Mr.. Forrest smiled unpleasantly, and
said, rather sneeringly, that he had
kept run of the city papers as con-
stantly as most people, and, to his GER
tain knowledge, no such advertisement
had ever been published, nor would
there ever be, as the owner was doubt
less dead, or had long since given up
the search of his lost property. OF
course, Tad would do as he iked-it
was nothing to him; and Tad noticed a
decided chill in the tone and manner
of the usually genial Forrest, as he
turned away.
And yet, in spite of the gentleman's
assertions as to the matter of the adver-
tisement he carried in his inside coat
pocket a copy of the Boston Journal,
which contained a notice of consider
able Importance to Tad Thorne, could
he hut have known it.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1887-09-29
CHAPTER XI.-CoNr1NUED.

ICopyriglted, 1850, By ID. Lothrop DC Co., and
Published by Special Arrangementl
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1887-09-29

Fry some apples occasionally.
Fried apples will remove the edge from
many hard meal.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1887-09-29

BY FRANK H. CONVERSE,
AUTHOR OF PEPPER ADAMS BLOWN OUT
TO SEA-" paul GRAFTON" ETC.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1887-09-29

Don't let the dam suckle her colt
VI hen Lcr blood IS o. rr-aeated
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1887-09-29
Adventures OF Tad:
HAPS AND MISHApS OF A LOST SACHEL.

A Story for Young and Old.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1887-06-02
Practical Reform.


The abolition of twenty-five useless
Internal Revenue Districts in one day,
with consequent saving of over
500. 900 annually to the people, is a
practical measure of reform which
the people can understand and will
not fail to appreciate. The change,
it should be remembered, is effected
by consolidation, and will in no wise
impair the efficiency of the reye-
nue. service, nor cause inconven-
fence to taxpayers. Twenty-Five office
holders viii be retired to private life
without their places being filed, and
their loss is gain to the county,
Other changes are promised, which
will insure greater economy and eff.
cheney in this branch of the Govern
ment service. it is said, and these,
also viii be looked for with interest,
and received with satisfaction.
Practical not theoretical reform is
what the country needs and demands,
and the people know the difference
between substance and shadow quite
as well as the platform makers them
selves. Tax reform comes next, and
the taxpayers, who are voters for the
most part, will pay particular atten-
ton to the record Of the parties on
this vital question. The Democratic
party has the first showing. Il re-
mains to be seen whether it's repre-
sentatives in Congress know how to
use their opportunity.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1887-06-02
June Magazines.

s'Our Little Ones" contains many
poems and stories and pictures, all
bright and attractive.
The American Magazine is filed
with interesting and most entertain
ing reading. r. T. Bush & Son,
Publishers, 1870 and 1872 Pearl street,
New York. Subscription, 90 year.
Arthur's Magazine for June is an
excellent number. It never fails to
please and instruct the reader. tits
always one of the most attractive and
interesting Of our popular ladies'
magazines.
The monthly part June Golden
Days" is an interesting number, con-
tanning literature of the most pleas
ing character for boys and girls
tales, narratives, adventures, poetry,
beautiful engravings, etc. James
Elverson, Philadelphia. SO year.
"The Delineator is the best il
Illustrated fashion magazine for its
price in the country. 1t is an admir-
able magazine for the lovers of fash
ion, meeting, in the best sense, the
wants of the fair sex. Price, 81 a
year. Butterick Publishing Co., 40
East 14th street, New York.
"The Season" is authority on all
fashion matters. The execution of
the engravings is excellent. The ex.
plantations which accompany the pat
terms are clear and precise. It is one
of the most elegant publications OF
its kind we know Of Annual SUBJ
scription, $3.50. International News
Company, 81 Beekman Street, New
York City.
Crank Leslie's Sunday Magazine"
for June is a brilliant and interest
ing number. Its articles are varied,
carefully prepared, and full of inter-
est, and its illustrations are drawn
and engraved with admirable clear
ness. It takes its place among the
most important magazines. Terms,
30 80 per annum. Mrs Frank Les
lie, Publisher, So, SIS and 81 Park
Place, New York.
The June Magazine of American
History is a spirited spring number.
Perhaps historical themes excel all
others in freshness, if we'll treated.
Atall events, every article in the cur
rent issue of this popular periodical
brings to light something new and
engaging. The whole magazine seems
to us delightfully."- historical, and it
looks as though there was bright
future for it. SIS a year in advance.
Published at 80 Lafayette Place, New
York City.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1887-06-02
Nichols.

Hon. Thomas G. Manning, ex-Chief
Justice of the Supreme Court of this
State, and now United States Minister
to Mexico, a few years ago published
volume of the unreported decisions
of the Supreme Court OF Louisiana
and dedicated the book to Governor
Francis 7. Nichols. Following is
copy of the dedication:
To the Honorable Francis Tillou
Nichols, Governor of Louisiana at
the grayest crisis of Its political his
tory, whose unsullied private life gave
tone to his public acts; whose integ-
rity OF purpose inspired all classes
with confidence; whose patient wait
ing upon events prevented a precipi-
tation that would have been fatal to
the cause he represented, and whose
prompt action, when action was need
full, assured success; who was content
to be misunderstood and misrepre-
resented, thoughtful only how he
could serve the people who had placed
him in an unsought position of power
and danger; whose manned body at.
tested his sacrifices in the field, as his
unnamed character enforced his
policy in the cabinet; who rendered
to public morals an inestimnble SER
vice by showing that a man can fill
political Office and leave it without a
stain.'
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1887-06-02

Postmaster General Villas has
brought the postal deficiency for the
year under "a, 900, 900. which is con-
siderably less than the appropriation.
This arises from two facts -watchful
administration and economy Of ex-
penditure on the one hand, and in
crease OF revenue from the improve
ment in business on the other. The
reduction to two cents is now ex-
panding the popular resort to the
mails.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1887-06-02
Better Roads.

New orleansE imes-D Democrat
The Southern States are fully arous-
ed to the importance. Of better interior
connections; and wherever there are
no railroads, the people are agitating
for them, with every chance of soon
securing them. But while the South
ern towns and counties appear to fully
recognize the value Of railroads, most
of them fail to appreciate the advan-
tage of that supplement to the rail-
roads-good country roads.
The importance Of the latter is at
last breaking upon some of the border
States. Several counties of Kentucky
have determined to have good roads
and have already taxed themselves
heavily for this purpose. The move
ment has spread to Virginia, where
the press is strongly urging the con-
struction of better wagon roads. The
papers point out the contradiction
shown of county straining every
nerve to secure new railroad, voting
a hundred thousand dollars or more
for one, yet giving not a cent for
roads, although the cost of hauling
freight to the railroad depot more
than offsets the reduced freight rate.
Such roads as they have in England
and throughout Europe are OF i'm
mense benefit to the farmers, and
materially reduce the cost of shipping
produce, whereas, in this country, it
frequently costs as much to carry
freight few miles to the railroad as
to transport it thence a hundred or
even thousand miles to market.
Now that the agitation for better
roads has begun in Kentucky and
Virginia, other States, like Georgia,
are taking it up. No State could
take hold OF the matter more advan-
tageously than Louisiana, because
none has worse roads. Fortunately
in the best settled portions, from
which most of the produce is sent,
there are navigable streams at the
very doors Of our farms and planta-
tons, which furnish transportion to
market; but where there are none the
people are almost wholly cut off from
markets, such is the bad condition of
the roads, which, in the rainy season,
are practically impossible. There
have been liberal appropriations voted
in aid of railroads in all of the par
ishes of Northern Louisiana during
the last few months, yet little has
been done toward securing good
wagon roads, which are almost as
essential.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1887-06-02
Doubly Injurious.

-
The iniquitous and oppressive sys-
tenn of taxing the agricultural and
kindred interests of the country for
the direct benefit of q favored class
is doubly injurious. Attention has
frequently been called to the phase
of high tariff that prevents reasona-
BILE competitor in relation to manufac-
tured articles consumed and used by
the masses of the people, but the
effects of the tariff in restricting our
export trade and partially closing the
markets of the world to onr agricul-
tural and other products is not gen.
orally understood.
Not only is our foreign trade nat
urally restricted under this system,
but it has provoked retaliatory tariffs
in other countries that have virtually
closed the ports Of those countries to
our products.
In relation to this phase Of the
tariff question, the following state
ment made by Secretary Bayard is
worthy of serious consideration:
"Upon the Importance of this SUBJ
ject at the present time I need hardly
dwell. The demand for new markets
for American products has become
almost imperative, and these markets
must be sought among those nations
which, from fiscal or protective ne
cessity, from the need of revenue or
the desire of fostering manufacturing
industries, have imposed duties upon
articles of foreign growth or produc-
ton which are most onerous and OPP
pressive, not only to the consumer,
but to the American exporter. A
comparison between the tariffs here
with presented and that of the United
States may point out in what lines an
export trade in American products
may be. built up by judicious re-
modelling Of our own tariff"
With our tariff reduced to reye-
nue. basis the producers of those arti-
cles that are now sold at exorbitant
prices to our own people would nat
urally come to some extent into COM
petition with the products of other
countries. They would also find it
beneficial and profitable to seek for
eign markets. Our imports would,
of course, be increased, and the in
crease of our export trade and the
rebuilding of our shipping interests
would certainly follow. It would
not be long before there would be an
increased demand abroad for our
agricultural products, and unprece-
denied prosperity would be assured.
The country must be saved from
the doubly injurious rapacity of the
Protectionists.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1887-06-02

There appears to be an unwritten
law against appointing men over sixty
years old to the Supreme bench OF
the United States. The custom was
rarely violated before the late war,
and since 1862 has been ignored in
two instances. After reaching seven
ty years Of age any one Of the JUS
tices may retire with full pay, but re
tirement is not compulsory at q stat
ed age, as in the army.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1887-06-02

Although coffee is steadily advanc-
ing in price it is not likely to reach
the figure that prevailed a few years
ago, nor is it probable that substi-
tutes win be in demand as was the
case in the Southern States during
the war. The Brazilian crop this
year which has just been harvested .
harvest comes down there when it is
spring here's estimated as amount
ing to only 100000 bags, or 1,OOO,-
900 bags short.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1887-06-02

Mr.. Valentine, the Virginia sculp-
tor, has on exhibition in his studio at
Richmond, Virginia the statue Of
Gen. John G. Breckinride, which has
just been completed in clay. Senator
James B. Beck, Of Kentucky, who
saw il recently, and critically viewed
it, pronounced the statue beyond i'm
provement, and simply magnificent
Senator Beck Was Breckinridge's law
partner. Tho clay model win soon
b turnsd over 10 those who viii take
the plaster cast.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1887-06-02

French Ministries are short-ived.
The one which has recently fallen
was the twenty-second enjoyed by
the Third Republic in it's history Of
less than seventeen years. The thir-
teen Offices in these ministries have
been held by 1913 men, of whom 81
have served bub once, and the total
number of ministerial changes
amounts to 1877.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1887-06-02

Some idea may be gained of the
enormous consumption of beer when
it is stated that one brewery in Pitts
burg, Pa, reported sales for the year
ending May l of 473,3 800 barrels
Millions of barrels Of beer are pro-
duced and consumed every year in
this country, and they are not all
consumed by Germans, either.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1887-06-02

The Savannah cotton press people
propose to advance the charge for
COMPRISING the staple, and tits said
that steamship freights on cotton
from that City are also to be advanc-
ed. It seems that cotton will have
all the burdens it can bear at that
port.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1887-06-02

New Orleans Picayune: sThe life
of one little child is worth more than
all the dogs that have inhabited the
earth from the dawn of creation down
to the present time. Ninety-nine out
of every hundred worthless ours that
infest the land ought to be killed off
and the hundredth one put under
heavy bonds"
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1887-06-02

Ex-Gov. Curtin of Pennsylvania
believes that next year the Democrats
will nominate Cleveland and the Re-
publicans Sherman. He does not be-
ieve the Republicans will risk Blaine
against SO strong man as Cleveland.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1887-06-02

The Supreme Court of New York
has decided that a man who is mar
ried while SO drunk that he doesn't
know what he is doing is entitled to
adivorce. A man ought certainly to
be in sober earnest when he takes to
himself wife.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1887-06-02

Now that capital and energy are
developing the resources of the South,
popular education should be made to
keep pace with commercial progress.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1887-06-02

.sNone OF your business, /" is good
defence against prying curiosity. So
long as the concealment is not for
criminal purposesit is one of the most
perfect and lest disputed Of human
rights.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1887-06-02

Philadelphia Record: sThere were
ten farmers-God bless 'em lon the
jury that convicted the Standard Oil
Company conspirators. The farmers
are the moral as well as the materisl
foundation upon which prosperous
States may be builded."
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1887-06-02

There are 108 days of fasting or
abstinence in the Russian church
year, and they are kept as rule by
the working class. The advent fast
is kept very strictly.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1887-06-02

Kentucky paper: .The second
term Doe is not SO busy with the
spring clover that it cannot light on
Mrs. Cleveland's bonnet occasional.
W.